The incident in Indore city came in highlight as a doctor couple was 'digital house arrest' for 50 hours on a video call and allegedly deceived the Rs. 8.36 lakh by fraudsters, who conveyed themself as senior officials of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), and Mumbai Cyber Crime Branch.
"The fraudsters, posing as investigating officials, sought their Aadhaar ID and bank details and scared them by claiming that their bank accounts had been linked with a money laundering case along with that of missing people, whose organs were illegally retrieved," police officials added.
The blackmailers again called them and posing as investigational officers and asked for their Aadhaar ID and bank details, also claiming that the duo involved in money laundering case along with that of missing people, whose organs are illegally retrieved. The most shocking turn came when the fraudsters called again and contacted the couple through a video call via Skype and warned them not to go out of their home as they were keeping watch on their activity. On April 2 the 'digital house arrest' of the couple was conducted for 54 hours. The fraudsters later forced the couple to transfer Rs 8.36 lakhs in several installments.
The couple filed the complaint when freed from 54 hours of the 'digital house arrest' and shared the details of their bank account, Skype ID, and mobile numbers. During the investigation, through transaction details, police managed to return the couple Rs 5 lakh and further investigation proceeded to recover the remaining amount and identify the accused.
(Input from various sources)
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